Racecards
16:40 Newcastle
Malone Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,600 added
- Winner: £1,689
- 2nd: £496
- 3rd: £248
- 4th: £124
- Form 8PP334
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer H Hogarth
- Jockey Dean Pratt
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden and headed after last, rallied flat, just held
- Form 618712
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
tracked leader, lost place after 6th, outpaced 3 out, ridden and no impression from next
- Form 300044
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey John Winston
held up in touch, headway when rider lost iron and dropped to rear after 8th, recovered before next, effort to chase leading pair on outside approaching 2 out, soon ridden, no impression before last
- Form 977732
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Jonathon Bewley
tended to jump right, led, headed narrowly before 2 out, ridden between last 2, regained narrow lead after last, held on under pressure flat
Harrys Whim
21- Form 75834P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey Robert McCarth
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on same pace, well beaten when mistake last
Verdict
STORMION won at Ayr earlier this month, when Harrys Whim was pulled up, and only found Seven Is Lucky too strong on a return visit to that track. He's been put up a further 3lb recently but Grant Cockburn's claim takes care of that and Lucinda Russell's charge seems sure to go close if handling the quicker ground. Oh Right was second to Saddle Pack over fences at Hexham last Sunday but has been struggling to get home over this trip under Rules while Over And Above looks high enough in the weights. Both Twiglet The Piglet and Stuff Of Dreams need to improve if they are to figure.
Formwatch
Over And Above (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 16, 6l behind Velvet Vic (10-1) at Newcastle 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Stormion (IRE) 2-1fav (10-9) Tracked leaders, driven 3 out, went 2nd next, soon ridden, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Seven Is Lucky (11-7) at Ayr 3m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Stuff Of Dreams 10-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, hampered and rider lost iron briefly 3rd, ridden along bypassing omitted 13th, not fluent 3 out, plugged on to 4th last, 4th of 8, 9l behind Along Came Rosie (11-8) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Oh Right (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead before last, headed last 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Saddle Pack (10-8) at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Harrys Whim 8-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, weakened before 8th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Stormion (11-3) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy, 10 ran.
Twiglet The Piglet 40-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 9, 42l behind Quel Elite (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft.